Medical science frequently favours commercial interests over free speech, writes Deborah Cohen of the BMJ.
Punishing internet intermediaries for their content will have a chilling effect on free speech, says Kevin Bankston of the Centre for Democracy and Technology.
Amy O'Donnell explains how she's using text messages to help African radio stations engage their listeners on important political issues.
The new defamation bill fails to address some of the most important issues, including restrictions on the ability of corporations to sue for libel, writes Jonathan Heawood, the director of English PEN.
| 1 | 无分国界，我们所有人都应该有自由、有能力发表意见并且接受和传递各种信息和思想。 | » |
| 2 | 我们捍卫互联网和其他各种通讯方式，使其免受公共和私人权力的侵害。 | » |
| 3 | 我们需要营造开放、多元的媒体，这样才能掌握全面的信息，做出判断，进而充分地参与政治生活。 | » |
| 4 | 我们应当以开放和文明的态度讨论人与人之间的差异。 | » |
| 5 | 知识的讨论与传播无禁区。 | » |
| 6 | 我们既不以武力威胁他人，也不接受暴力恐吓。 | » |
| 7 | 我们尊重有信仰的人，但不一定尊重他们信仰的内容。 | » |
| 8 | 我们都有权享有个人生活，但在涉及公共利益时，亦须接受公众监督。 | » |
| 9 | 在不妨碍合理讨论的前提下，我们应当有能力驳斥对我们声誉的诋毁。 | » |
| 10 | 我们有权挑战以国家安全、公共秩序或道德规范等为由对言论自由所做的一切限制。 | » |
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An academic, an NGO worker, a Member of European Parliament and an activist go head-to-head on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
Join Free Speech Debate and BBC Arabic at the Frontline Club in London on Tuesday 15 May for a discussion on global free speech norms.
The former director of BBC World Service admits that even the public service broadcaster has at times interpreted impartiality in a simplistic fashion.
EU member states should reform the data protection framework to address the realities of life in the Web 2.0 age, writes David Erdos.
China may provide censorship tools to autocratic regimes in Africa, but western companies still dominate this market, writes Iginio Gagliardone, a post-doctoral fellow at Oxford University.
History is a sensitive issue in China with some of it desperately remembered and some, deliberately forgotten, writes Judith Bruhn.
The declaration calls on governments, media outlets and Unesco to enhance press freedom around the world.
The distribution of knowledge on Wikipedia shows vast geographical inequalities, according to research from the Oxford Internet Institute.
A new Tennessee law will permit teachers to discuss creationism alongside theories of evolution, writes Casey Selwyn.
Join Free Speech Debate and ARTICLE 19 for a panel discussion on the impact of ACTA on the internet tomorrow!
Environmental information is tightly controlled in China despite the existence of access to information regulations, writes Sam Geall.
Timothy Garton Ash